Why am I here? What is my purpose? How do I get through the day when I’m not sure what I’m supposed to be doing? Welcome to Finding Meaning In Ordinary Life, a thirty minute e-course from Rabbi Patrick.

Who Should Take This Course?

Anyone who has ever struggled to find hope in everyday life

If you’re the type of person who searches for answers to “Big Questions” but never seem to find them

If you feel like you are meant for some purpose, but it never reveals itself to you

What Will I Learn?

What a miracle it is that you are here (and science proves it!)

How to find your calling in life without really trying

The skills to embrace new moments without fear

What You’ll Receive

Download of the thirty-minute video Finding Meaning In Ordinary Life available in High Resolution and Low Resolution (Dropbox)

Audio version of the class for listening on your phone or iTunes

The Finding Meaning In Ordinary Life worksheet

Emails about new courses from Rabbi Patrick as well as upcoming events at our online synagogue, OneShul

Purchase the course for $5. You can also choose to pay more and support the development of new courses. All proceeds go to PunkTorah, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent Jewish spirituality.

Rabbi Patrick’s friend Ben Kweskin is now the Hebrew tutor for DarshanYeshiva.org. You can study Biblical or Modern Hebrew one-on-one with Ben on Skype, Facetime and Google Hangouts. Each learning session is one hour.

If you are already learning Hebrew, Ben will help you with your homework. If you are new to Hebrew, Ben will help you understand what is involved in studying Hebrew and the best way for you to move forward.

Some of the things you can choose to learn with Ben include:

The alphabet and symbols (vowels)
Piecing simple words and phrases together
Putting together small, relevant sentences
Making sense of short prayers
Practical skills such as ordering food; asking for directions; shopping
Understanding the difference between Biblical and Modern Hebrew
Important Hebrew words you’ll never learn in a typical class

Designed to take ten months, the program covers all of the basics of Jewish life and learning, and includes one of a kind mentorship and a valid Reform, Conservative, Renewal or post-denominational conversion.

Our online leadership school, Darshan Yeshiva, teaches you everything you need to know to become a Darshan, a lay Jewish spiritual leader serving unaffiliated communities all over the world. There are so many Jews out there who need community, but for whom there will never be a brick-and-mortar synagogue community. That’s where YOU come in!